Nature Pod Homeschool

09/13/2026

Nature Pod Homeschool is excited to participate in the Small Schools Open House tour again this year! If you’ve been curious, come visit us in November 🙂

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Incredible! 🥳 To date, we have seventeen schools confirmed for participation in our Open House Event taking place on Saturday, November 7th, from 9-12!

That means each of the following schools will be hosting Open Houses at their respective locations on the date above making it easy for YOU to tour your school of choice!

Check out the programs below, and stay tuned for updates and more - our list is still growing!!!!!

Athena Micro-Academy
Bloom Preschool
The Burrow School
The Children’s House of ATX
Green Dome Project
Kukumi Montessori en Español
The Little Blue Montessori School
Nature Pod Homeschool
The Montessori Tree
Om Daycare
Pint-Size Playhouse
Pío Pío Preschool
Redbud Schoolhouse
School on The Rise
Tigerlily Preschool
Vecina Community School
Villagers Microschool

We can’t wait to meet you! ☺️

06/15/2026

✨ Big things are happening at Nature Pod! ✨

We’re so excited to share that our community is growing.

Alongside Nature Pod: The Garden, our beloved lower elementary campus, we now have Nature Pod: The Grove — a beautiful new space for our upper elementary and middle school students, connected to The Garden by our nature trail.

We’ve been busy transforming this space into a cozy, inspiring environment for learning, collaboration, and creativity. We can’t wait to watch our students grow here while remaining one connected school community.

The Garden 🌿
The Grove 🌳
One Nature Pod family. ❤️

06/13/2026

🌿🎭 What a way to end the school year!

For this year’s performance of The Great Kapok Tree, our students transformed the Nature Trail into a rainforest. Families began the experience by walking through the woods, greeted by rainforest creatures and sounds along the way before arriving at the outdoor stage for the play.

From memorizing lines and rehearsing scenes to creating props and costumes, our students poured so much creativity and effort into this production. Through the process, they practiced public speaking, teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and confidence—all while exploring the important themes of environmental stewardship, interconnectedness, and caring for the natural world.

The end-of-year play has become one of our favorite Nature Pod traditions, and this group absolutely knocked it out of the park! 💚

05/23/2026

We’re excited to share that Nature Pod Homeschool is now officially listed as an approved provider through the Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program. 🌿

As an accredited nonprofit microschool serving Kinder–8th grade, this creates an opportunity for more families in our community to access Nature Pod’s small-group, hands-on, nature-based education.

For qualifying families, TEFA funding may provide full tuition coverage.

If you’ve been interested in Nature Pod but felt it may not be financially accessible for your family, we’d love to connect and help answer questions. 💛

05/08/2026

Looking for a middle school experience that feels different?

At Nature Pod, students aren’t lost in the crowd or stuck behind a desk all day.

They’re:
🌿 Learning through real, hands-on projects
🌿 Building confidence and independence
🌿 Developing strong relationships with teachers & peers
🌿 Spending meaningful time outdoors

All in a small, supportive environment where they’re truly known.

Limited spots available—reach out to learn more 🤍

04/23/2026

Our small group is learning multiples of 6… the Nature Pod way 🌿
Today’s challenge: find 6 of “something” in our outdoor space.
We saw sticks, rocks, and even bones make their way into math time—because learning sticks better when it’s hands-on 💛

04/22/2026

🎉 Our Silent Auction is LIVE! 🎉
We have some incredible deals on local experiences, family fun, date nights, camps, and more—perfect time to snag something fun while supporting a great cause 💛

Bidding is open now through Saturday at 8:15 PM (closing during our Spring Dance).

✨ And if you’d like to join us… you’re invited!
Our Spring Dance is this Saturday and open to the community—come celebrate, dance, connect, and check out the auction in person.

👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/nature-pod-spring-fling-silent-auction

Please share with friends, family, and coworkers—we’d love to get as many people involved as possible

Welcome to the Nature Pod Spring Fling Silent Auction 🌿Your bids help support hands-on learning, outdoor exploration, and the kind of close-knit community that makes Nature Pod so special.Funds raised support:Daily programming and meaningful learning experiences for our studentsOutdoor activities...

04/13/2026

It’s almost time for our annual Spring Fling dance 💃 🕺 come enjoy DJ, photo-op, face paint, and refreshments.

This year we are adding a Silent Auction! We have over 50 amazing auction items including weekend beach homes, guided fly fishing, restaurants, summer camps, dog training, birthday parties, and so much more!

Reserve your tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/nature-pods-spring-fling-homeschool-dance

Follow our Event for updates:

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03/29/2026

We’re honored to share that Nature Pod Homeschool has been selected as a micro-grant recipient by VELA Education Fund

This recognition means so much to us and supports the continued growth of our nature-based, student-centered program.

Thank you, VELA, for believing in our work. 💛🌿